B&M 40497 BRACKET AND LEVER KIT - Manual

STEP 1. Raise and safely support
car at least 1-2 feet off the ground to
allow plenty of room to work. Do not
support the car with a jack, use jack
stands or other solid support to keep
car from falling.
STEP 2. If you have not already done
so, remove the nut and lockwasher
holding the downshift linkage onto the
downshift lever shaft. The downshift
lever is the outer lever. Pull the lever
off the shaft and allow the linkage to
hang free. Remove and discard stock
shift linkage rods. Some C-6 trans-
missions have a Neutral safety/
Backup light switch on the transmis-
sion shift lever. If your transmission is
so equipped, remove the two bolts
holding the switch in place and slide it
off the shift shaft. Disconnect the
switch at the factory plug and discard
it.
STEP 3. Install the B&M selector le-
ver, See figure 1. Note: The B&M
lever must point downward for proper
operation. If the stock shift lever on
your transmission points down, you
will have to remove the lower part of
the stock arm by cutting it off to clear
the B&M lever, (See figure 2 ). Install
B&M selector lever onto shift shaft of
transmission. Align selector lever so
when it points straight down it travels
equal arcs in both directions from
center, then tighten 1/4"-20 x 1 1/2"
pinch bolt and nut. The lever should
travel smoothly from front to back with a positive click in each gear
position. Make sure O-ring is in posi-
tion on downshift shaft and install
downshift lever in position on shaft.
Install lockwasher and nut and tighten
securely. Downshift lever must oper-
ate smoothly. Reconnect downshift
linkage.
STEP 4. Remove the two transmis-
sion oil pan bolts from the left rear
corner of the oil pan. Install cable
bracket in position, (See figure 1).
with two spacers between the pan and
bracket. (If your transmission is
equipped with a cast aluminum oil
pan, these spacers can be omitted.)
Install the two 5/16-18 x 1.00" bolts
supplied and tighten 12-13 ft. lbs. Do
not overtighten as this can damage
pan gasket.
STEP 5.Route the shifter cable ac-
cording to figure 3 Avoid kinks and
sharp bends and route the cable away
from hot engine or exhaust parts.
Remove the two rubber boots, one
large nut, and a large lockwasher
from the threaded end of the shifter
cable. Slide the end of the cable into
the cable bracket, Install large nut
and lockwasher loosely over end of
cable. Install two rubber boots onto
end of cable. Install the swivel on the
threaded end of the cable and posi-
tion it in the center of the threaded
portion.
STEP 6.Move the transmission se-
lector lever by hand to full rear posi-
tion (LOW). Place the shifter lever to
the low gear position (all the way
back). Adjust the large nuts on the
cable so that the swivel will slide into
the hole on the selector lever. Tighten
the large nuts completely. Be sure
that the swivel will slide freely in and
out of the hole in the selector lever.
With the swivel in the selector
lever, move the shifter to PARK posi-
tion, as far forward as the shifter will
go without forcing it. (The shifter has
further travel that is used to reach the
GM park position but is not used on
Ford transmissions. Trying to force
the cable will damage the cable.) The
shift lever on the transmission should
be all the way forward. Check to see
that the swivel will slide freely in and
out of the hole in the lever in this
position. If it does not slip in freely,
adjust the swivel slightly until it will
slip into the hole in the lever in both
LOW and PARK positions. Operate
shifter through all gear positions.
Check to make sure swivel will slide in
and out of the selector lever hole in
each gear position. Install cotter key
supplied with shifter into swivel and
spread key ends.
If you have a problem, DO NOT
FORCE THE SHIFTER, this will dam-
age the cable, the shifter or the trans-
mission. Simply start at the beginning
and carefully check all your steps.
STEP 7. On Ford vehicles, the Neu-
tral safety/Backup light switch is lo-
Installation Instructions
Bracket & Lever Kit
for Ford C-6
Part No. 40497
©1994, 2001 by B&M Racing and Performance Products
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